2.4.11 and large files

[Robert Sander <ml-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

I do not think this problem is XFS related, but as I got the kernel
source from the XFS cvs, I just ask here:

2.4.11 compiles fine and runs, but when I try to create files that
are larger than 2GB, I get SIGXFSZ, file system limit exceeded.
ulimit -a shows unlimited, with 2.4.5 and XFS 1.0.1 it works.

The problem is even stranger. When I do a dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
on two identical disks, I got the same signal. This shouldn't happen
with block devices, should it?

Anybody seen similar things?

Greetings
-- 
Robert Sander
Computer Scientist                                       Epigenomics AG
Bioinformatics R&D        www.epigenomics.com         Kastanienallee 24
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